Right to Rent Knowledge Assessment

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Right to Rent Knowledge Assessment

Test your understanding of the Right to Rent regulations in the UK. This quiz covers essential scenarios and key documents required for landlords and tenants. Ensure you know the ins and outs of verifying a tenant’s right to live in the property.

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15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CheckingTenant123

An applicant is able produce a share code, is this a valid R2R?

Yes

Yes, but I need to download the full PDF and confirm likeness

If a Tenant has a time limited Right to Rent ( with an expiry) How many days before can we do the right to rent check?

28 days

14 days

90 days

No time limit

An applicant sends you their UK/Irish Passport. Is this sufficient as a Right to Rent?

Yes

Yes, but we need to ensure Rent profile have scanned the document for validity or check it in person

An applicant brings in their international passport, which of the below would they also need to show you?

BRP plastic card

UK Border Stamp / entry clearance showing how long they can stay in the UK

Nothing - An international passport is fine

A letter from their embassy saying they can come to the UK

When you check someone's documents manually in the office - what do you need to scan/photograph

Just the front page of each document

Every page of the passport with their full name/photo on & visa stamp/ clearance

Scans of all pages produced as proof of R2R incl from the home office which show time limited leave to remain, plus every page of the passport with their full name/photo on & any visa stamp/ clearance

Nothing. You have seen it so it's fine

You use the Landlord checking service to check a Tenants Right to rent which comes back with a proceed. Do you need to do anything else?

No this is sufficient.

Also take a photocopy/ photo off passport to link the name from the home office with the applicant. Save on RPS

Just save it on RPS

Frank from Texas USA arrives at the office with his US passport. He didn't get a stamp because the US is an Electronic Visa Waiver country. What can you do?

Tough - send him back to Heathrow to get a stamp.

Allow him to move in - you checked online and the US is a visa free country for six months

Ask him for proof of entry date to the UK (travel tickets/ entry stamp). Take photos of all relevant pages and save on RPS

An applicant sends you a screen grab of their R2R share code document. Is this ok?

Yes, just save it on RPS

No, I must get the share code and input it into the home office website myself. I must download/ or have rent profile download the full document ourselves from the home office website

Yes, but I need to sign it

Jim turns up to do his right to rent on the day of move. He says Billy his housemate will arrive a week later. He however insists on getting both sets of keys. What do you do?

Give him the keys. He has shown his R2R and has a right to get both sets.

Only release one set, and make clear Billy must come to the office to do his R2R before you give him keys.

Give him both sets, but ask him to confirm in writing Billy will come to do his R2R

Once you have completed your Right to Rent Check. What must you do?

Ensure it is a Valid R2R document. Ask your manager if needed

Confirm likeness to the person who has represented themselves as the Tenant?

Ensure if a manual check all documents are loaded onto Rent Profile

If a share code/ UK or Irish Passport ensure it is on Rent profile or scanned manually by yourself if not

Complete the R2R check list and send to manager and save

Which of the below is sufficient to prove unlimited leave to remain for you applicant

An EU Passport

UK/ Irish passport sent by email

UK Irish passport seen by you in person or scanned & verified by rent profile

Full Share code document confirming this

Unlimited leave to remain BRP

How far in advance can someone with unlimited right to rent do their check?

There is no limit

28 days

90 days

If in doubt in relation to a R2R check , what should you do?

Call tenancy admin.

Check with your manager

Ask a friend

Just guess!

When taking a photo or scan of any documents from a Right to rent check? Which of the below is important?

They look good

You have a clear photo/ scan of the document, and all is readable

The names and photo on the document all match the Tenant.

All pages of the documents presented are clearly scanned

They have visited the UK before.

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